KEURIG? What's all the hype?

[booandsue]

For PassatDoc

The Keurig machine I have is the B60, and is or was the most common, or middle brewer. It's a nice looking machine with a blue backlight, timer, clock. It can be programmed to come on and off at a certain time of the day. This way you are not wasting energy. It takes less than a minute to heat up the water for a cup of coffee, so if you don't use the timer, and just turn it on as needed, you have less than a minute waiting time. It has three brew settings. 5.25 oz 7.25 oz and 9.25 oz. The next step up machine is called the Keurig Platinum, and has more features, and two extra brew sizes. 3.25 oz if you want a smaller or stronger coffee, and is recommended for the iced tea k-cups to allow for more ice, and the large 11.25 oz setting for the travel mugs of coffee or just a larger cup. Also available now are larger k-cups which fit both machines, and give you a stronger or larger brew. Well use for the larger setting without loosing any umph.

 

[joe_in_philly]

Thanks for answering my question, Gary.

 

[sudsmaster]

The problem of only needing one cup in the morning, and winding up tossing most of the coffee in the pot later, was a reason why I went for the Keurig.

It has also helped me cut down on my coffee consumption. I was getting a bit jittery trying to keep up with the Grind 'n Brew. Which I still have, but haven't fired it up for months now.

It's nice to know there are larger K-cups available for the larger sized the Platinum can do. I've tried the largest size with regular ("Bold") K-cups and the brew is too weak. If I had any complaint about the Keurig, that would be it. So I just use the default setting and that's fine. One cannot have the excellent convenience of a machine like the Keurig and be able to break the rules of conservation of mass ;-).